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Paul Sandby
Paul Sandby

Paul Sandby

English, 1731-1809
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Paul Sandby was an English map-maker turned landscape painter in watercolours, who, along with his older brother Thomas, became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

Sandby was born in Nottingham, and baptised there in 1731, although his date of birth has traditionally been given as 1725. In 1745 he moved to London where he followed his brother Thomas in obtaining an appointment in the military drawing department at the Tower of London. Following the suppression of the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, Sandby was employed to assist in the military survey of the new road to Fort George, and of the northern and western parts of the Highlands, under the direction of Colonel David Watson. He was later appointed draughtsman to the survey.

While undertaking this commission, which included preparing designs for new bridges and fortifications, he began producing watercolour landscapes documenting the changes in Scotland since the rebellion, and making sketches of Scottish events such as the hanging in Edinburgh of soldier-turned-forger John Young in 1751.

He left his post with the survey in 1751, and spent some time living with his brother, who had been appointed Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park. There he assisted his brother, and made a series of drawings of the castle, the town, and its neighbourhood, which were purchased by Sir Joseph Banks. His skills were applauded by fellow artists such as Thomas Gainsborough: if one wanted "real Views from Nature in this Country", declared Gainsborough in 1764, there was no better artist than Sandby, who frequently "employ'd his pencil that way."

He died at his house in Paddington on 7 November 1809, and was buried in the burial ground of St George's, Hanover Square. He was described in his obituaries as "the father of modern landscape painting in watercolors".

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London Cries; Throws for a Ha’penny Have You a Ha’penny

London Cries; Throws for a Ha’penny Have You a Ha’penny

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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London Cries; ‘Turn your Copper into Silver Now before Your Eyes’

London Cries; ‘Turn your Copper into Silver Now before Your Eyes’ (ca. 1760)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Lord Hopetoun’s Lead Mines

Lord Hopetoun’s Lead Mines (1751)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Musicians and a Performing Bear

Musicians and a Performing Bear

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
My Pretty Little Ginny Tarters for a Ha’penny a Stick or a Penny a Stick

My Pretty Little Ginny Tarters for a Ha’penny a Stick or a Penny a Stick (ca. 1759)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Nottingham Castle

Nottingham Castle (1759)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Part of the Town and Castle of Ludlow

Part of the Town and Castle of Ludlow (1779)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Portrait of a Lady at a Drawing Table

Portrait of a Lady at a Drawing Table

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
Portrait of Thomas Sandby, R.A., the Artist’s Brother

Portrait of Thomas Sandby, R.A., the Artist’s Brother

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
Romantic Landscape with Figures and a Dog

Romantic Landscape with Figures and a Dog

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Scottish Beggars Resting near a Well

Scottish Beggars Resting near a Well (1750)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Standing Figure of a Young Man

Standing Figure of a Young Man

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Stout Man on a Bucking Horse

Stout Man on a Bucking Horse

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Studies of a Carter Pumping Water For His Horses

Studies of a Carter Pumping Water For His Horses

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Study of Cow Parsley

Study of Cow Parsley

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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The Itinerant Pedlar

The Itinerant Pedlar

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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The Misses Sandby of Norwich

The Misses Sandby of Norwich

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Two Girls Carrying a Basket

Two Girls Carrying a Basket

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Two Girls Seated

Two Girls Seated

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Two Laden Hay Carts With Horses

Two Laden Hay Carts With Horses

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Two Men, One Holding a Whip

Two Men, One Holding a Whip (ca. 1754)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Two Wheeled Cart and Figures

Two Wheeled Cart and Figures

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Two-wheeled Tip-cart with Horses

Two-wheeled Tip-cart with Horses

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Washerwomen

Washerwomen (between 1790 and 1805)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
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Woman and Child Holding a Doll

Woman and Child Holding a Doll (between 1758 and 1760)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
Woolwich Warren

Woolwich Warren

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
View of Windsor Castle

View of Windsor Castle

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Caesar’s ower and Part of Warwick Castle from the Island

Caesar’s ower and Part of Warwick Castle from the Island (1776)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Part of Warwick Castle from the South East

Part of Warwick Castle from the South East (1776)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
St. Quintin’s Castle near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire

St. Quintin’s Castle near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire (1775)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
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